Is Your Halloween Costume Offensive?

Ebola, missing planes, domestic-violence cover-ups—2014 has been been an onslaught of shitty and depressing stories stacked one on top of the other, and we’re still only in October. If you’re the kind of person who strives to have the most Zeitgeist-y costume possible on Halloween—the kind of person who loves the idea of wearing all-black military gear and a bucket on your head and calling yourself "the ISIS Bucket Challenge"—this year’s festivities are going to be hard to navigate. (For evidence, type the words "Ray Rice costume" into Instagram to see some people we can categorically say will never, ever hold public office.)

Thankfully, we’re here to help—plug your best costume ideas into the top and we’ll tell you if it’s offensive or not:

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